For all that is totally brilliant about modern technology, all this advancement has a downside. Notably that it's now damn near impossible to casually steamroller a whole host of women behind Cheryl Cole's back and ever have the whole mess forgotten about. »12/30/10 12:00pm 12/30/10 12:00pm

We're about month away from the start of Soccerpocalypse 2010 and that means it's time for entire nations to start trading highly personal insults. Yes, even attempted seduction of another players ex-wife is fair game here. »5/12/10 8:45pm 5/12/10 8:45pm

After Ashley Cole went down with a broken ankle, all of England's hopes rested on Wayne Bridge. Would he put the personal unpleasantness aside, for queen and country? Hell no. »2/26/10 3:00am 2/26/10 3:00am

Michael Bertin writes about soccer regularly for Deadspin. »10/13/08 12:00pm 10/13/08 12:00pm Ashley Cole—that's him in the white—seemingly has plenty going for him. He's relatively young (27), he's got a , and he gets compensated handsomely to do his job, which is a pretty sweet one as he plays left back for Chelsea FC and, when occasion demands, the…

Apparently it's like the Super Bowl of soccer on the other side of the pond today. Yeah, news to me too! Dubbed Grand Slam Sunday by the Brits, we just had Liverpool and Manchester United in the first match — final score: Man. U 1-0 — with Arsenal versus Chelsea in the second installment. In fact, that one should be… »12/16/07 11:00am 12/16/07 11:00am